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Heartbreak In Collegeville, Baseball Swept By Saint John’s

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Gustavus baseball team put up a good effort Saturday in game one against Saint John’s, but lost 7-6 in extra innings before falling by a convincing score of 16-3 in the nightcap. With the sweep, the Gusties fall to 9-13 overall and 2-6 in the MIAC, while the Johnnies improve to 18-8 overall and 6-3 in the league.

The Johnnies had an answer for nearly every scoring opportunity the Gusties capitalized on with the biggest response coming in the ninth. With the game tied 4-4 after eight innings, Gustavus took a two-run lead in the ninth on a two-out rally. Neil Engler (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.) singled followed by a home run off the bat of Cody Christensen (Sr., Luverne, Minn.). But the Johnnies played copycat in the bottom half as Patrick Strey hit a walk-off three-run homer to end it.

The Johnnies cut the deficit to one run on the bottom half with a solo shot to center field. Saint John’s then tied the game in the third on a pair of hits.

Gustavus regained the lead, 3-2, in the fifth after Welckle singled up the middle and scored on a double off the bat of Josh Chatfield (Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.). The Black and Gold added another run in the seventh after Welckle connected for an RBI single to plate Engler. But with their backs against the wall, the Johnnies came through to tie the game in the bottom half on four hits to send the game to extras, setting up the heartbreaking walk-off loss.